The University of Denver, Mountain Graphix and Directions Magazine recently hosted a collaborative webinar to explain how GIS data is used in court. Titled "Forensic GIS - Investigation, Litigation and Using GIS in the Courtroom," the webinar was geared toward attorneys, law enforcement and GIS professionals. The production focused on the key points of how GIS is used in legal investigations, the admissibility and presentation of GIS data in court, and recent advances in forensic GIS and what the future may bring. More...

Every year, during the last full week of September, Canada and its' residents celebrate National Forest Week. The celebration was originally dubbed forest prevention week but underwent a name change in the 1960's. According to Canada's Prime Minister, "National Forest Week is a celebration of our forests and trees and their importance to the quality of life in cities, towns and villages across Canada." More...

Inspired by the 2014 Esri User Conference, Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) began spreading the word to everyone who already invested in GIS hardware and software that they can easily transition to leveraging the benefits of laser measurements and GPS offset mapping with minimum training time and overall costs. More...

GPS World hosted a live webinar during the 2014 Esri User Conference, partially focusing on high-precision GNSS with mobile devices. They followed the webcast with a blog to highlight and answer some of the pre- and post-webinar questions. One question that Esri UC attendees had was, "Do the TruPulse laser rangefinders integrate with smartphones and tablets?" The answer is, "Yes they do!" More...

At the recent 2014 Esri International User Conference, Kassie Carley, Solutions Product Manager at Laser Technology Inc. (LTI), was featured in a GIS Café video interview. LTI exhibited at the Esri UC July 14, 2014, through July 18, 2014 and Kassie was one of just 26 company representatives interviewed by GIS Café to promote innovative companies and products found at the conference. More...

Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) and American Forests invite you to watch the final installment in a three-part webinar series which they co-hosted to note the changes to American Forests' guidelines for the National Big Tree Program. American Forests restores and protects urban and rural forests and was founded in 1875, making it the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country. LTI's tools are used by scientists, forest ecologists, and timber cruisers all over the world. Based in Centennial, CO, LTI is the manufacturer of the most popular line of laser rangefinders, the TruPulse series. More...

Inspired by the need to communicate the changes in established techniques, Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) and American Forests have co-hosted a series of webinars. The second webinar recording is now available for all who wish to learn updated measuring guidelines and how to minimize errors when nominating national big tree contenders. The three part series highlights the changes made to the program in 2013, and is suitable for all skill levels. Three important topics are covered: measuring crown spread, determining circumference and calculating tree height. More...

In 2013, American Forests updated the current measuring guidelines and established techniques everyone can use to minimize errors when nominating national big tree contenders. American Forests and Laser Technology, Inc. are hosting a three-part webinar series to highlight changes to American Forests' measuring guidelines and shed light on new techniques that will help participants of all skill levels when nominating and verifying champion trees. Each webinar in the series qualifies as 1.0 hour Category 1-CF credit. More...

Officially released to the public in April, 2014, Laser Technology's LaserSoft Measure App is now being used for airport surveys in Alaska. This app integrates with LTI's Bluetooth®-enabled TruPulse laser rangefinders allowing users to create and review multiple measurement projects and even store through-the-scope images of every measurement taken. More...